Education

NMSU Hosts Jujube Growing Habits & Pruning Workshop

Shengrui Yao at 2019 Growers Workshop. Photo by Adrienne Rosenberg

NMSU News:

NMSU is hosting a “Jujube Growing Habits and Pruning Workshop” 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 20 from at the Sustainable Agriculture Science Center in Alcalde. 

There will be a 60 minute presentation about jujube basics and growing habits followed by a field jujube pruning demonstration.

This is a free workshop. For registration, call Elena/Amanda at 505.852.4241.

Click here for more information, visit https://alcaldesc.nmsu.edu/events–announcements.html Read More

Fifteenth Annual New Mexico Poetry Out Loud National Recitation State Finals

Poster courtesy/NMA

ARTS News:

Santa Fe —Join eight New Mexico high school students at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 8 inside the St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art, as they compete to become New Mexico’s state champion in the 2020 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest.

New Mexico Arts Executive Director Michelle Laflamme-Childs will open the event, which includes special guest Levi Romero, New Mexico’s inaugural State Poet Laureate. State Sen. Bill O’Neill, sponsor of the State Poet Laureate legislation, will serve as Honorary Recitation Judge. Admission to the event Read More

New Decade Heralds Changes At Space History Museum

Southwestern Electrical volunteered its crane and time to put the Museum’s acquisition in place. During the Apollo era, boilerplate command modules were used for testing and training vehicles for astronauts and other mission crew members. This boilerplate Apollo command module (S/N 1207) was used at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., to train Navy and Air Force personnel in Apollo recovery procedures. Courtesy/NMMSH

Donated to the Museum by the German Air Force, this Tornado jet is the first aircraft acquired under the Museum’s new mission. Courtesy/NMMSH

NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — The beginning Read More

Los Alamos Jazz Band Students Had Busy February

The Los Alamos Jazz Project will host a summer camp June 15-19, visit losalamosjazzproject.com, for details. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

February was a very busy month for the jazz students in Los Alamos.

The musical month started with a showstopping concert performed by the Los Alamos High School Jazz Ensemble, Los Alamos High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Los Alamos Middle School Jazz Bands One and Two, and six combos from the Los Alamos Jazz Project.

During the weekend immediately following, LAJP hosted, for the second consecutive year the Middle School Jazz Honor Band Clinic. Of the 38 students Read More

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Signs House Bill 10 Which Ends Student Co-Pays For Reduced-Fee Lunches

At the Roundhouse Monday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs House Bill 10, which eliminates student co-pays for reduced price school breakfast and lunch. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday signed House Bill 10, which eliminates student co-pays for reduced price school breakfast and lunch.

This bill, which passed both chambers of the Legislature with unanimous support, complements the Governor’s Childhood Hunger Initiative, a comprehensive plan to address one of the highest food insecurity rates in the nation.

“Many of our families miss the criteria Read More

Public Invited To Fire Preparedness Workshop April 25

COMMUNITY News:

The public is cordially invited to attend a free Fire Preparedness Workshop 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 25.

The workshop is at the Jemez Mountain Baptist Church, 6 Riverview Court in Jemez Springs: from La Cueva, at mile marker 26 on N.M. 4, turn at the junction with N.M. 126 and travel for one mile in the direction of Fenton Lake.   

This 10th annual event is sponsored by the La Cueva District of Sandoval County Fire Rescue, Jemez Mountain Baptist Church and Jemez Mountains Firewise Communities (JMFC.) 

Is your property adjacent to a wildland-urban interface? Communities Read More

EB&T Brings 183 Students To Bradbury Science Museum


EJ Martinez Elementary teacher Alexandra Van Camp and students discuss a display at the Bradbury Science Museum recently during their EB&T Sponsored field trip. Courtesy/EB&T

Students from EJ Martinez Charter School examine an interactive display during their EB&T sponsored field trip recently to the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/EB&T

BSMA News:

Enterprise Bank & Trust (EB&T), and the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA), are in a partnership to provide bus transportation for students attending Title 1 schools in northern New Mexico, to visit Read More

More Than Footprints: An Archaeological Hike On The Moon At New Mexico Museum Of Space History March 6

Dr. Beth O’Leary

NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — July 20, 1969, two Apollo 11 astronauts created one of humanity’s most extraordinary archaeological sites –Tranquility Base on the Moon. 

Today there are more than 200 metric tons of cultural material on the lunar surface. Join Beth Laura O’Leary, Ph.D., Friday March 6, as she presents “More than Footprints: An Archaeological Hike on the Moon” for the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s free monthly Launch Pad Lecture beginning at 9 a.m. on the first floor.

Dr. O’Leary also will take guests on a tour of some of these significant sites and explore how to Read More

LANL Foundation Now Accepting Applications From Students For Spring 2020 Career Pathways Scholarship

LANLF News:

ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is now accepting applications for its Spring 2020 Career Pathways Scholarship.

Career Pathways scholarships provide $1,500 awards for two-year degrees, certifications and trades. High school seniors and anyone who has earned a high school diploma or GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) may apply for these funds. Those enrolled in a GED/High School Equivalency program and are near completion are eligible to apply through this application, as well.

“Our LANL Scholars who earn a Career Pathways scholarship are highly Read More

Registration For Spring Sessions Underway For Historical Society Time Travelers After-School Program

Museum Curator Don Cavness with students visiting the Los Alamos Historical Society Archives. Courtesy photo

Historical Society News:

Registration is open for spring sessions of Time Travelers, the after-school drop-off program for elementary school students from the Los Alamos Historical Society.

Time Travelers sets students on an adventure of exploration, investigating local history through artifacts in the Los Alamos History Museum and hands-on activities.

Time Travelers has sessions coming up in March, April and May.

Sessions for 1st-3rd grade students meet second Wednesdays, Read More

PEEC March 2020 Events At Los Alamos Nature Center

PEEC News:

March 2020 events at the Los Alamos Nature Center, operated by Pajarito Environmental Education Center:

Monday, March 2

Nature Playtime

Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature. 10-11 a.m. Admission: Free. More information at peecnature.org.

Friday, March 6

Gentle Walk

A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Admission: Free. More information at peecnature.org.

Friday, March 6

A Safe Travel Guide to Black Holes: Mysteries & Myths

Get ready to plan your next vacation to a black hole Read More

PEEC Hosts Leap Day Celebration Friday And Saturday

PEEC invites everyone to enjoy a showing of the full-dome film ‘Superpower Dogs’ at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children. (Events in the planetarium are not recommended for kids under age 4.) Courtesy/PEEC

 

The community also is invited to join astronomer Galen Gisler 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 at the Los Alamos Nature Center for a Leap Day potluck followed by night sky viewing. This event is free to attend, but registration is required. Courtesy/PEEC

 PEEC News:

On this evening before leap day, join astronomer Galen Gisler in Read More

Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus Shares Information With Staff And Parents On LAPS Planning In Regards To COVID-19

LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus sent the following letter Wednesday to staff and parents:

Dear Parents and Staff,

This letter is to provide information about what Los Alamos Public Schools is planning in regards to COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus. We take the health of our students and staff very seriously. 

You are likely aware of the outbreak of COVID-19 in China and the subsequent confirmed cases in the United States and other countries around the world. It’s important to know that the World Health Organization Read More

LANL Foundation And Pueblo Representatives Attend National Home Visiting Conference In Washington, D.C.


Scene from LANL Foundation’s Early Childhood staff and representatives of the Pueblo Outreach Advisory Committee at the 2020 National Home Visiting Summit in Washington, D.C. Courtesy/LANLF

Scene from LANL Foundation’s Early Childhood staff and representatives of the Pueblo Outreach Advisory Committee at the 2020 National Home Visiting Summit in Washington, D.C. Courtesy/LANLF

LANLF News:

SANTA FE — LANL Foundation’s Early Childhood staff and representatives of the Pueblo Outreach Advisory Committee recently participated in the 2020 National Home Visiting Summit.

The 2nd annual Read More

Los Alamos FIRST LEGO League Teams Shine

Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus jazzes up the crowd at the December Los Alamos FLL Qualifier and FLL Jr. Expo. Courtesy photo

The Radioactive Gummy Bears are amazed at their robot’s performance in the Robot Games. Courtesy photo

LAFLL News:

Young robotics teams from Los Alamos got to showcase their hard work at the local Los Alamos FLL qualifying tournament and at the New Mexico FIRST LEGO League State Championship Tournament, for teams who advanced.

The Los Alamos FLL Qualifying Tournament was Dec. 14, 2019 at Los Alamos Middle School, and hosted by FRC Team 4153, Project Y, headed by Coach Andrew Read More

UNM-LA: Snowshoe Running Class Saturday March 7

Snowshoe Running 101 instructor Whitney Spivey, pink headband at center, participating in the 2014 women’s 10K national championship snowshoe race in Bennington, Vt. Photo by Jennifer Jackson

UNM-LA News:

Through UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Community Education, former U.S. National Snowshoe Racing Team member Whitney Spivey will host a snowshoe running clinic 1-3 p.m. March 7.

The two-hour course will begin at UNM-LA with a 20-minute discussion about the sport. The participants will drive to the Pajarito Mountain parking lot for an outing on the Canada Bonita Trail.

The outdoor portion Read More

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